 So Treble is quite possibly one of my least favorite characters in the series, however he did do his fair share of good for the story. Firstly by providing Del Flamingo with the Ito Ichinomi, which gave us a whole host of amazing fight scenes and secondly by providing Del Flamingo with the subscribe button for the Grand Line review. Thus giving him regular One Piece content uploaded straight into his YouTube feed, something that each and every one of you can also take advantage of. Hello and welcome to the Grand Line review, your source for everything One Piece and today for the Del Fruit Encyclopedia, we are presenting one of the more disgusting fruits to have ever been spawned from the occasionally questionable mind of Etura Oda being the mucusy glory of the Better Better No Mi. The Better Better No Mi is a paramecia type fruit that allows its user to generate and manipulate some particularly sticky mucus, which is simply delightful. And in the series, this fruit is wielded by Del Flamingo's most trusted officer Treble and made its first appearance during the Dressrosa Arc. This fruit takes its name from yet another Japanese onomatopoeia in this case being Better Better, which is in theory the sound representing some sort of sticking or clinging. And this is one that I actually find kind of difficult to imagine from a Western perspective, so I did look into the matter and this is what I found. So there you go, Better Better, spread like a sloppy sticky but yummy mess. And you know, just take away the yummy part and that is a fairly solid recipe to DIY your very own Treble. But this video is much more informative as apparently Better Better can also be used to describe someone being sweaty and disgusting, which is much more appropriate for Mr. Treble. And the final definition was simply sticky. So both Treble and the Better Better No Mi very much incorporate a mixture of all of these three meanings. But as for the lovely realm of English, we have a grand total of one that is different between Viz and Funimation here, with Viz translating it as the stick, stick fruit, whilst Funimation went with sticky, sticky fruit. And I think I do prefer the Funimation translation just because I think that's much more evocative, but it's much of a muchness here. Now as for how we control this mighty fruit, first of all, it is important to note that we have encountered many different kinds of this particular Paramecia before, enough that it really should perhaps be given its own subclass. But basically this power focuses on generation and manipulation, which is a trademark feature that you may also recognize from Galdino's Devil Fruit, the Dorodoronomi, or Magellan's Fruit, the Dokodokonomi, or even Caliphus Awa-Awanomi and many, many more. And as such, it's also relevant to dispel the idea that often comes up with fruits like these, although not so much Caliphus I guess, but there is an often mistaken impression that Galdino and Magellan are in fact Logia users, because this particular kind of Paramecia can make them appear to be so, in certain scenarios that is. And even Oda explores this idea directly with the better betonomi, because Treble quite purposely masquerades himself as a Logia user and implements it as a tactic in order to confuse opponents, which very notably did work on Luffy, who attempted to use Armantaki on him only to fail. And of course, the other reason for this mischaracterization is the fact that Treble was seemingly split in half by an attack from Usob, something that certainly gave us all the impression that this was a Logia fruit at the time. And in retrospect, it can only be explained rather hilariously by the idea that Treble had tucked his entire physical body within the upper part of his mucusy facade. But this fruit does present quite a bit of potential beyond pretending to be something or not, and combative applications can actually be compared to that of Luffy's Goma Goma Nomi. So due to the sticky and rather elastic nature of the substance produced, a user of the better betonomi can generate phenomenal force with physical attacks, although they are often dependent on a third-party object. So for example, a simple technique that Treble developed is known as the Better Better Chain, whereby he shapes his mucus into a chain-like construct and sticks an object onto the end of it, using this construct kind of like a glorified flail. And pretty damn devastating flail at that, because we have also seen this upgraded into what is known as the Better Beton Meteora, which just means that Treble has chosen a particularly large object such as an entire ship to fling at an opponent with deadly force generated by the elasticity of the mucus. And continuing to speak about said mucus, one intriguing thing to think about is that Treble more than likely has control of its viscosity and potentially even levels of stickiness, because otherwise his body would just become stuck to whatever surface he was attempting to traverse. And also the mucus consistency is actually very inconsistent throughout Treble's tenure in the series, which makes the Better Betonomi an order of magnitude more dangerous because of that increased versatility. I mean, in theory, and we've only seen this very briefly in the series, but the Better Betonomi should be one of the more amazing devil fruits to use in order to incapacitate opponents, either by wrapping them in sticky mucus or by covering a battlefield in supremely sticky spots, kind of like how Mineta would use his quirk in my hero academia, which does have surprisingly strong applications. Except that the Better Betonomi is obviously far better in every aspect imaginable, because if it has the stickiness to hold the weight of an entire ship, then it can surely subdue a mere person. As seen when Treble actually managed to incapacitate Luffy for a short time, as well as completely subdue an injured Trafalgar lore, well, most of all that is, there was that one pesky arm floating around that Treble didn't account for, but whatever. And actually, I know I'm delving into yet another series that is not one piece gasp on this one piece channel, but the Better Betonomi is actually the closest thing in the series to say he soakers bungee gum ability from Hunter x Hunter. It's the kind of thing that when explained sounds quite underwhelming, but when you see it in action, it actually becomes one of the most overpowered single abilities in the series, because it just gives Treble access to so much. And forget combat for a second, it completely revolutionizes travel as well, because he could just stick his Better Better Chain to any surface and then spider-man his way to glory. The interesting thing though is that the control of Viscosity should in theory go on to provide a pretty fantastic defensive shield as well, just like a super thick wall of mucus. However, in the series, it is consistently shown to be breached fairly easily, which seems kind of at odds with how powerful it can be in terms of restriction. So I guess just be aware that for all of the cool benefits this fruit grants you, it really would not stand up to attacks against powerful opponents in a defensive sense. But now let's head into Treble's use of the fruit, and this man has me extremely conflicted regarding his competency with the Better Betonomi. On the one hand, he's very much an undeniable genius, and as a genius the word, yeah, we'll go with it, with how he manipulates mucus in order to make himself appear as a Logie user, which has given him proven tactical advantages in the series. I mean, it saved him from USOP, it stopped him from taking the brunt of Luffy's attacks, and actually I would say that it also saved him from being sliced up by law in the opening stages of the confrontation, which also to be fair speaks volumes about Treble's tactical prowess, because law should be very familiar with the abilities of each Don Quixote officer. However, this moment showed us that Treble was able to maintain his facade even amongst his comrades, and it also does go towards countering the idea that the fruit provides a less than adequate defensive application, as Treble instead just increases the size of the target to be hit, which ideally removes attention from his actually really teeny tiny body. Plus, there is one hugely underrated aspect of Treble in regards to his absurd accuracy, because at one stage, Treble was shown firing his mucus and being able to hit the fly between the eyes. Like, we have some serious USOP levels of snipering happening here, and yes, I know snipering isn't a word, I don't care. In any case, Treble is pretty insanely powerful in theory, because on the other hand, I cannot help but think a man like Treble has come close to completely wasting his ability. I really don't think that the better better know me is remembered too fondly within the One Piece fanbase, and I put that entirely down to Treble's rather poor showing on Dressrosa, and his complete lack of physical oomph to back up his quite legitimately crazy powers. As a result, Treble very much ends up being a one-trick kind of guy. If you fall for his ploy, then you're probably finished, but if you survive, then Treble really has nothing else to offer you. Well, I mean, that's not entirely true, because like all sore losers, he does have one last ditch effort, which is to set his mucus alight and to cause an arguably suicidal explosion. Although, because this is One Piece, it simply knocks Treble unconscious. It is something to be keenly aware of, though, the fact that Treble can seemingly generate incredible quantities of literally explosive material. Even though I'm really sketchy on the science behind detonating mucus, but hey, I guess this is magic mucus, so that's fine, right? In any case, I feel like it further demonstrates that Treble could have taken this fruit further and maybe even develop some sub-abilities that mimic fruit properties like, say, Mr. Five's Boma Bomenumi. Obviously with far less efficiency, but it is possible, and as we saw in the series, potentially incredibly devastating. But for now, I guess we'll just settle for the fact that Treble is capable of manipulating his snot and using it as a blade to defend against sword strikes, which, you know, pretty cool, maybe? And as for an awakening, I feel like we are looking at your stock-standard mucus world, which doesn't sound pleasant for anyone involved, but given the stickiness of this fruit, it's actually another very overpowered idea. I mean, to be able to turn the environment around you into mucus. And unlike many paramecias, I think this is definitely the way to go with this one, because both confirmed paramecia awakenings we've seen at the time of this recording are generation and manipulation-style abilities, similar to that of the bed-a-bed-a-no-mi. You know, Adolfo Mingo conjures and manipulates strings whilst Carter Currie generates and manipulates mochi. The latter example, obviously, having the caveat of being a special paramecia, but with that in mind, I think it's very clear that an awakened bed-a-bed-a-no-mi will almost certainly follow in their footsteps. Some other miscellaneous things to consider when becoming a mucus human. One quirk you may have noticed about Mr. Treble is that he possesses a constantly-running nose, and there are two explanations for this. One of which is that it is a side effect of consuming the bed-a-bed-a-no-mi. You know, you may be subject to leakage for the remainder of your days, which I suppose is something to keep in mind. Or the other explanation is that Treble deserves much more credit than I've given him, and that he keeps his nose perpetually running in order to always have this mucus as a defensive option. That's the kind of situation we find ourselves in with Treble, part genius, part disgusting weirdo, so it really would not surprise me at all if this was intentional. But also, of every devil fruit in this world that you could consume, I would say that this one is likely to make you the least popular with those in your immediate vicinity. People, by and large, just do not like copious amounts of mucus. Kind of strange, I suppose, but despite the cool powers it may grant you, just be prepared to be very, very unpopular, just as Treble is with the fan base, and even with the characters within the World of One Piece, which does lead us nicely into some sort of conclusion. Look, this fruit has undeniably awesome potential. It is a paramecia type that can take advantage of aspects of multiple fruits that we've explored in the Encyclopedia thus far, some of which Treble does invoke, many of which he does not. But it also allows one to masquerade as Logia, which to be fair, I think old-generation-style paramecia fruits should allow the same sort of effect, if that was your jam, but it's a definite big positive to mention here. And on paper, there really isn't a huge detriment to consuming this fruit. In terms of raw power and everyday utility, it leads to just a blanket increase of abilities. However, it is one of the few devil fruits that does come with a distinct social stigma attached. If you are considering consuming this fruit, you really do need to weigh up whether or not you want to be known as the mucus dude for the rest of your life, and it may very well be the case that this great power isn't worth that kind of trade-off. Which, of course, I will leave up to all of you to decide for yourselves. But as for me, I think I'll just wait for another fruit to come along. And with that, we are going to commit the better better to me to the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. Next time on the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, we are going to be delving into one of the fruits that I truly believe to be the most powerful in the series, which involves transforming living beings into toy slaves, being sugars, hobby hobby, no me. But what do you guys think? Please do leave your thoughts in the comments below or even join my Discord server. And if you'd like to see more videos like this, then please do go and check out some of my other content or even subscribe to the channel for more glorious One Piece business uploaded straight into your YouTube feed. But for now, this has been the Grand Line Review, and I'll see you next time.